Overview
- Thai police say at least 32 people were killed and more than 60 injured after a construction crane fell onto a packed passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima, with forensic identification ongoing and the busy rail corridor still disrupted.
- Within 24 hours, a separate crane collapsed onto a highway in Samut Sakhon near Bangkok, killing two and injuring five, as authorities work to determine the cause.
- Police in Thailand have collected evidence and summoned representatives of two construction firms for questioning in the train disaster, though no charges have been filed.
- In Berlin‑Zehlendorf, a 39‑year‑old transporter driver died after a collision that followed his alleged flight from an earlier crash, while a mother and her child in a Smart were injured as police examine possible alcohol involvement.
- Germany also saw a lorry strike four vehicles at a red light on the B6 near Görlitz with seven hospitalized, and a six‑vehicle A57 pileup where the initial driver showed alcohol odor and lacked a valid license.